What's happening
This bill reduces the number of animals a breeder can sell directly to consumers before being classified as a "pet dealer" from 25 to 15 per year.
Why it matters
Increases oversight of small-scale breeders. By lowering the threshold for required licensing and regulation, more breeders will now be classified as "pet dealers," subjecting them to higher standards for animal care, record-keeping, and facility inspections.
May raise costs and administrative burden for breeders. Breeders selling between 15 and 24 animals annually—who were previously exempt—will now need to comply with pet dealer regulations, potentially increasing their operational costs and paperwork.
Intended to enhance animal welfare protections. The change aims to close a loophole that allowed some breeders to avoid regulation, potentially reducing the risk of unethical breeding practices and improving conditions for animals sold to consumers.
Could impact availability and pricing of pets. Increased regulation might discourage some smaller breeders from selling animals, which could reduce the number of pets available from local sources and potentially increase prices for prospective pet owners.
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Tighten Pet Dealer Rules
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Sponsors
9 Co-sponsors
2 Multi-sponsors
History
- Amended on third reading 465a
- Ordered to third reading cal.40
- Advanced to third reading cal.257
- Reported
- Reported referred to ways and means
- Reported referred to codes
- Referred to agriculture
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Tighten Pet Dealer Rules
In Senate Committee · Agriculture · Sponsor James Tedisco
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
465--A Cal. No. 40
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 9, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, JAFFEE, TITONE, L. ROSENTHAL, DiPIETRO, CUSICK, BRINDISI, WEPRIN, McDONALD, MURRAY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK, M. G. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture -- ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law and the general business law, in relation to the definition of pet dealer
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 400 of the agriculture and markets law, as amended by chapter 168 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
4. "Pet Dealer" means any person who engages in the sale or offering for sale of more than nine animals per year for profit to the public. Such definition shall include breeders who sell or offer to sell animals; provided that it shall not include the following:
(a) Any breeder who sells or offers to sell directly to the consumer fewer than [twenty-five] fifteen animals per year that are born and raised on the breeder's residential premises;
(b) Any municipal pound or shelter dedicated to the care of unwanted animals which makes such animals available for adoption whether or not a fee for such adoption is charged, established and maintained pursuant to subdivision one of section one hundred fourteen of this chapter; and
(c) Any duly incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, duly incorporated humane society, duly incorporated animal protective association or other duly incorporated animal adoption or animal rescue organization dedicated to the care of unwanted animals which makes such animals available for adoption whether or not a fee for such adoption is charged that is exempt from taxes pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of section 501 of the federal Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 501, or any subsequent corresponding sections of the
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federal Internal Revenue Code, as from time to time amended, that is registered with the department pursuant to section four hundred eight of this article.
§ 2. Subdivision 3 of section 752 of the general business law, as amended by chapter 168 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
3. For purposes of section seven hundred fifty-three of this article, a "pet dealer" shall mean any person who, in the ordinary course of business, engages in the sale or offering for sale of more than nine animals per year for profit to the public. Such definition shall include breeders of animals who sell or offer for sale animals directly to a consumer but it shall not include any municipal pound or shelter established and maintained pursuant to subdivision one of section one hundred fourteen of the agriculture and markets law, or any duly incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, duly incorporated humane society, duly incorporated animal protective association or other duly incorporated animal adoption or animal rescue organization that is tax exempt pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of section 501 of the federal Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 501, or any subsequent corresponding sections of the federal Internal Revenue Code, as from time to time amended, that is registered with the department pursuant to section four hundred eight of the agriculture and markets law. For purposes of sections seven hundred fifty-three-a, seven hundred fiftythree-b, seven hundred fifty-three-c and seven hundred fifty-three-d of this article, "pet dealer" shall mean any person who engages in the sale or offering for sale of more than nine animals per year for profit to the public. Such definition shall include breeders who sell animals; but it shall not include the following:
(a) Any breeder who sells or offers to sell directly to the consumer fewer than [twenty-five] fifteen animals per year that are born and raised on the breeders residential premises.
(b) Any municipal pound or shelter established and maintained pursuant to subdivision one of section one hundred fourteen of the agriculture and markets law.
(c) Any duly incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, duly incorporated humane society, duly incorporated animal protective association or other duly incorporated animal adoption or animal rescue organization that is exempt from taxes pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of section 501 of the federal Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 501, or any subsequent corresponding sections of the federal Internal Revenue Code, as from time to time amended, that is registered with the department pursuant to section four hundred eight of the agriculture and markets law.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law.
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